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Blair does have some leverage. The europe threat is a good one. I don't think it will come to that though. The Spurs know what they got and know how they've been burned before. They're not going to let Blair get away.Quote:
Originally Posted by galvatron3000
There's no such thing as an inside source at Hoopsworld. It's a Magic 8-ball they shake up.
crap. crap. crap.
The Spurs also have some leverage about Blair ever playing in the NBA again if he wants to pull the Euro card. Unless he wants to sit out a full year. This is non-sense anyway. There's no reason thus far to dwell on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by coyotes_geek
When Blair was drafted, his agent said that he wanted to get Blair two years guaranteed -- and even mentioned getting more than the minimum. Considering that the Spurs only way to give him more than the minimum is to give him part of the LLE, the negotiations could get somewhat ugly if the Spurs aren't willing to get strong-armed into spending the LLE.
Let's just hope this is a HoopsWorld rumor.
who "burned" the Spurs?
Hope this thing doesn't turn into a nightmare for both sides..
I guess it would be SplitterQuote:
Originally Posted by mikeyc
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Originally Posted by coyotes_geek
Did Splitter burn them by breaking a promise?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulwark
When two sides have leverage against each other, what you get is a stalemate. Agree though that there's no point in dwelling on it yet. At the end of the day I think both sides are in agreement that they want Dejuan Blair in a Spurs uniform this coming season.Quote:
Originally Posted by oligarchy
Splitter & Scola. Not neccessarily them personally, but moreso by the situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeyc
Outside of the part about Blair going in Europe, the rest of the story could be true.
Even if Spurs use a part of the LLE on Blair, it isn't a big deal. The thing that matters is that Spurs locked Blair for 2 years. A 1 year contract would be quite bad.
Splitter, Scola, Javtokas have all had Euro contracts or offers that affected the Spurs plans to one degree or another.
There's one quote from his agent. I'm still looking for the one where he said he wants Blair to get two-years for more than the minimum.Quote:
Blair's agent, Happy Walters, said his client is assured of a guaranteed contract with the Spurs. Unlike first-round picks, second-rounders typically are not afforded those.
"DeJuan will have a guaranteed contract with San Antonio," Walters said. "They got the steal of the draft in my opinion, so they will try to lock him in as long as they can."
yes, but I don't think they were "burned"; The Spurs know they're rolling the dice with 2nd rounders, or 1st rounders in the middle of a Euro contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by tempest186
I want a 3 year contract with the third spurs option
why bird rights
yeah how dare he try to get a guarantee 2 million and look out for himselfQuote:
Originally Posted by init2winit
you would do the same thing
I agree, I was just mentioning that those are three possibilities for someone saying they were "burned"
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09177/980097-100.stm ?Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
His agent appears ready to play hardball. The Spurs don't like getting pushed around. I could see Blair's agent telling him to sit out until he gets the guaranteed money.Quote:
Despite the concerns about Blair's long-term durability, Walters said that he "guarantees" Blair will sign a guaranteed contract with the Spurs and is confident he will sign for more than the league minimum of $457,588.
Under the collective bargaining agreement with the NBA, teams are required to give guaranteed contracts only to first-round picks. Agents such as Walters can attempt to negotiate guaranteed contracts on their own.
"No doubts at all," Walters said.
Walters said he will likely seek a two-year contract because he believes Blair will outperform the value of his first contract.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09178/980333-175.stm
Hopefully the two sides agree soon and Blair can concentrate on beasting.
Whether you call it getting 'burned' or crapping out on rolling the dice they still ended up in an unfortunate situation on more than one occasion with regards to being able to add players to the team when they want to. If Blair's agent is threatening to go make money in europe (and there's no proof that he is) that is something the Spurs do need to take seriously.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeyc
I already asked Blair on his twitter page and posted the link, but I don't expect an answer.
We'll have to wait till tonight to find out.
That, OR we can ask everyone's least favorite local journalist, Mcdonald.
Why do I get the feeling that he'll turn into everyone's favorite soon because he actually replies to fans?
Spurstalk and Mcdonlad working hand and hand.. Could be a beautiful relationship. :lol